Sid Smith (lacrosse)

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Sid Smith
Born (1986-07-24) July 24, 1986 (age 37)
Six Nations, Ontario
Nationality Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Iroquois
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight225 pounds (102 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionDefense
NLL draft1st overall, 2009
Rochester Knighthawks
NLL team Rochester Knighthawks
MLL team Hamilton Nationals
MSL team
Former teams		 Six Nations Chiefs
Syracuse University (NCAA)
Pro career2005–

Sid Smith (born July 24, 1986 in Six Nations, Ontario) is an Iroquois lacrosse player who plays for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League.

Contents

Junior career

Smith played for the Six Nations Arrows of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. Smith would lead the Arrows to four straight league championships. Smith won the John "Gus" McCauley Memorial Trophy as the league’s Defender of the Year in both 2006 and 2007. In 2006, he also won the Jim Bishop Memorial Award as the Most Sportsmanlike Player in the Minto Cup Tournament. In 2007, Smith won the B.W. "Bill" Evans Award for the league's Top Graduating Player and the Dean McLeod Award as the league's Playoffs Most Valuable Player. [1] Smith also captained the 2007 team to Six Nations' first Minto Cup national championship since 1992.

College career

Onondaga Community College

Smith began his college career at Onondaga Community College. Smith played alongside fellow Six Nations players Craig Point and Cody Jamieson and led the Lazers to the 2006 NJCAA national championship with an undefeated 18-0 overall record. He was named a 2006 NJCAA First-Team All-American.

Syracuse University

During his two years with Syracuse (2008-2009), Smith helped the Orange to back-to-back national championships. He was Honorable Mention All-American in 2008 and Second-Team All-American in 2009.

Professional career

Major League Lacrosse

Smith was drafted sixth overall by the Toronto Nationals in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. As a rookie, he was a member of the 2009 MLL Champion Nationals.

National Lacrosse League

On September 9, 2009, Smith was selected first overall by the Rochester Knighthawks in the 2009 National Lacrosse League entry Draft. [2]

Smith was a member of the 2012, 2013 and 2014 NLL Champion Rochester Knighthawks and captain of the 2013 and 2014 teams.

Canadian Senior "A"

Smith was a member of the 2013 Mann Cup Champion Six Nations Chiefs.

Statistics

Major League Lacrosse

Reference: [3]

Sid SmithRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOAGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOA
2009 Toronto Nationals 8 10011162200 2 0000041.500
2011 Hamilton Nationals 2 0000000000–––––––––––
2013 Hamilton Nationals 8 0000091100 1 0000000000
1810011253300300000410.500
Career Total:21100112943.500

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

Note: Smith was on the Toronto Nationals' roster in 2010, but he did not appear in any games.

National Lacrosse League

Reference: [4]

Sid SmithRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2010 Rochester Knighthawks 1601162150.063.880.94–––––––––
2011 Rochester Knighthawks 1103339170.273.551.551000220.002.002.00
2012 Rochester Knighthawks 150114580.073.000.533000940.003.001.33
2013 Rochester Knighthawks 1603368140.194.250.8830331501.005.000.00
2014 Rochester Knighthawks 1713487100.245.120.5960002040.003.330.67
7511112301640.164.010.851303346100.233.540.77
Career Total:8811415347740.173.940.84

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

Canadian Lacrosse Association

Sid Smith - Junior "B" Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GP
2002 Six Nations Rebels OLA JR B 1 11202.000.00–––––––
2003 Six Nations Rebels OLA JR B 16 41014240.881.50 12 15600.500.00
1751116240.941.411215600.500.00
Junior "B" Career Total:2961622240.760.83
Sid Smith - Junior "A" Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GP
2002 Six Nations Arrows OLA JR A 6 00000.000.00–––––––
2004 Six Nations Arrows OLA JR A 19 2141660.840.32 16 088100.500.63
2005 Six Nations Arrows OLA JR A 17 31013100.760.59 18 099220.501.22
2006 Six Nations Arrows OLA JR A 20 51419370.951.85 13 11213301.002.31
2007 Six Nations Arrows OLA JR A 18 088140.440.78 15 31114250.931.67
80104656670.700.846244044870.711.40
Junior "A" Career Total:14214861001540.701.08
Sid Smith - Senior "A" Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GP
2005 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 1 00000.000.00–––––––
2008 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 4 11240.501.00 3 01140.331.33
2009 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 10 26840.800.40 5 033100.602.00
2010 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 5 011220.204.40 11 022180.181.64
2011 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 10 022160.201.60 9 022250.222.78
2012 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 10 12380.300.80 10 112120.201.20
2013 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 17 235350.292.06 14 033370.212.64
5761521890.371.5652112131060.252.04
Senior "A" Career Total:109727341950.311.79

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per game; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per game

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References

  1. ↑ "O.L.A. Junior A Trophy Winners". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com.
  2. ↑ "Knighthawks Select Sid Smith First Overall". nll.com. September 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
  3. ↑ "MLL Player Encyclopedia M-Z" (PDF). Major League Lacrosse. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sid Smith Career Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
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